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Brits delay GP appointments due to fear of bad news and embarrassment
- A Daily Star report notes Brits delay GP visits due to fear of bad news and embarrassment.
- In a poll of 2,000 adults, 36% hadn’t seen a GP in the past year.
- Sore throats, headaches and stomach aches are among issues people avoid seeking help for.
- Do Health, in partnership with Voy, backs proactive health testing three times yearly.
- Dr Rangan Chatterjee says delaying care can miss early intervention windows.
- The program promises a 52-week coaching plan after biomarker testing.
- Biomarker testing covers over 50 markers to monitor health and biological age.
- Chatterjee urges talking openly about health to reduce stigma.
- The study links easier access and shorter waiting times to better use of health services.
- The piece notes the NHS tends to treat problems only after they appear.
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